Arsenal made the most of their postponed match from the seventh round of Premier League football and beat hosts Everton (4-0) on Wednesday to move five points clear of defending champions Manchester City.
A nineteenth win of the season may mark a crossroads in Arsenal’s quest to win the league title for the first time since 2004 and the days of French coach Arsene Wenger, but the road is still long for Spain coach Mikel Arteta’s men. Avenged Everton who won (1-0) earlier last month.
Arsenal took their tally to 60 points from 25 games, five ahead of Manchester City and 11 ahead of Manchester United III.
At Anfield, Liverpool breathed a sigh of relief and recovered from the shock of a humiliating defeat to Real Madrid (2-5) in the first leg of the Champions League final, as coach Jurgen Klopp’s side beat Wolverhampton (2-0) in the final from the seventh leg.
The “Reds” entered the postponed meeting against the fifteenth seed, looking to avenge and compensate for the humiliating defeat against him (zero-3) in the clash between them on the fourth of last month in the twenty-second stage. For a negative stumble last weekend against Crystal Palace.
Virgil van Dijk, who had compensated for his Uruguayan teammate Darwin Nunes’ canceled goal seconds earlier, condemned the win to the heart of the Dutch defence. Portuguese player Diogo Jota (73), and Egyptian player Mohamed Salah added three points with his ninth goal of the season after a pass.
Klopp’s side are well prepared for next season’s Champions League qualification, six points clear of fourth and last-placed Tottenham, with an eleventh win to take their tally to 39 points in sixth place on goal difference against Fulham. A tough match awaits him against his third rivals Manchester United on Sunday.
Manchester United advanced to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 3-1 win at home to West Ham United, while Tottenham Hotspur and Southampton exited the Championship on Wednesday.
Three days after winning the League Cup, United fell behind to Saeed Benrahma’s 54th-minute goal at Old Trafford.
However, coach Erik den Haag’s side rose to the occasion with three goals from Nayef Akrat, mistakes from Alejandro Carnacho and Farid.
Tottenham (1-0) lost to second-tier Sheffield United with Elimon Nte’s goal 11 minutes from the end.
Grimsby Town, 16th in Division Four, continued their impressive run in the Championship by beating Southampton (2-0) and progressing to the quarter-finals for the first time in 84 years thanks to two penalties from Jawan Holohan. .
Second Division leaders Burnley beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 to join Manchester City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Fulham and Blackburn Rovers in the quarter-finals.
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